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Movie Info

Crayons (Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson) team up to save the day when an unfinished drawing tries to steal all of the world's color.

Rating:

G
Genre:

adventure, kids and family, animation
Original Language:

English
Director:

Frank Gladstone
Producer:

John D. Eraklis, Max Howard
Writer:

Jess Kedward, J.P. McCormick, Kirsty Peart, Rich Raczelowski, Evan Spiliotopoulos
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 3, 2014 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 26, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):

$32.0K
Runtime:

1h 17m
Production Co:

Exodus Film Group, Toonz Entertainment

Cast & Crew

Christina Ricci
Yellow
Voice

Rosie Perez
Red
Voice

Craig Ferguson
Nat
Voice

Wayne Brady
Blue
Voice

David Kaye
Black
Voice

Zoë Bright
Madame Pink
Voice

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Critic Reviews for The Hero of Color City

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (15)

It should appeal to the little ones, but there's not much here for the over-sixes.

April 30, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Chris Michael
Guardian
The story and characterizations never get much deeper than "We're all special in our own way." At times, the five writers borrow a little too heavily from other properties.

October 3, 2014 | Full Review…

Charles Solomon
Los Angeles Times
Even if you allow for the the fact that the film is geared towards the 5-year-old set, it's still a pretty dreary experience, made even more so by screamingly vivid colors, uninspiring animation and grating songs.

October 3, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Sheila O'Malley
RogerEbert.com
A weak Toy Story-esque animated film for preschool kids made with little imagination, little art, and even less soul.

October 3, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Tirdad Derakhshani
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's a fun, fantastical tale for the toddler set but may not translate to older children who are too tied up with heady video games. For adults, it may take you back to a time when crayons were king.

October 3, 2014 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Maricar Estrella
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
This is a pretty lame computer-generated animated movie that will likely not engage kids much past the first grade.

October 2, 2014 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Bill Zwecker
Chicago Sun-Times
The visuals, the story and the characters keep moving and never stagnate. There is always an eye-popping visual, color blend, adventure or music to keep the attention of a fidgety kid... The Hero of Color City will be a hero to the younger set.

December 14, 2019 | Full Review…

Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
... might at best provide desperate parents with an electronic babysitter.

December 3, 2014 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
"The Hero of Color City" was made for five-year-olds and is unashamedly derivative of "Toy Story."

December 1, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Dustin Putman
TheFilmFile.com
Bland, though well-meaning, animated fable.

October 5, 2014 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion
Gentle adventure is sweet, colorful, but not very original.

October 3, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Yvonne Condes
Common Sense Media
There's also a character who's a borderline libelous ripoff of 'The Simpsons'' Jerry Lewis-y Professor Frink.

October 2, 2014 | Rating: 1/5

Matt Prigge
Metro